Afghanistan’s population growing at an unprecedented rate

[ډګروال]

http://www.wadsam.com/afghanistans-population-growing-at-an-unprecedented-rate-894/

[Shahidulla]

What is the population now? there are many sources who tell diffrent.

[Khostai]

^ I hear a lot of time that women have twins, in my family twins never accured and now sudenly 3 of my nices and the wife of my nepheuw got twins. So in really short time our family got bigger by 8 peopel :O. No wonder that Afghan population is growing. Are they getting some special food there??? But this is also troubelsome becuase all those peopel need food, clouth and houses, and those stuff Afghanistan lack the most........

[یاسمینه]

What is the population now? there are many sources who tell diffrent.

True. CSO says that according to the last national census (preliminary data published in Spring 2011; I don't think if full data has been published) in Afghanistan was ~ 26,5 million (refugees in Pakistan and Iran not included).
Other numbers:
WHO data says that in 2005 was 29,9 million.
UN HDR says that in 2010 was 29,1 mln.
CSO older data says that in 2004-2006 in Afghanistan was 21 mln, in 1974 - 10,9, in 1979 - 13 mln.

Taking into account all factors like natural deaths and those resulting from the wars and occupation, emigration (the most numerous modern exodus), one of the highest fertility rates in the world I doubt that population doubled during 30 years of war (from 13 mln in 1979 to 26-30 mln in 2010-2011).

I also can't believe in technical feasibility of the census because of geographical conditions, mentality of inhabitants and many other factors. Estimating data seems to be the only one way to get closer to the actual number of Afghan population. The problem is that methods of sampling, collecting and estimating are mentioned in every census description but they aren't described.

UN estimations says that the population of Afghanistan can reach 25 mln in 2025 and 76 mln in 2050.

[Kushan Prince]

Come on, this is a good thing!

[DaZahroJaam.]

what is so good about it?? We cant take care of the population we already have, what do we need more for??
It's not live stock that the cattle count should hint away good times and prosperity for the time ahead.

[Friend]

Population is not a burden. Burden is the lack of good administration and lack of strong system. Look at China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Brazil... These are the highly populated countries but also economically highly growing countries. We should concentrate more on a strong system and a sincere leadership.

[randolph85]

a strong system doesn't mean anything if it can't provide basic necessities for its population. if there are parents on welfare with 10 kids, its probably not a good idea to be planning for 5 more kids.

[RevolutionThroughReason]

the reason they're not "hurting" economically is because they ignore most of the population who live in slave labor conditions

do your research

[Friend]

a strong system doesn't mean anything if it can't provide basic necessities for its population. if there are parents on welfare with 10 kids, its probably not a good idea to be planning for 5 more kids.

A strong system is where the distribution of wealth is made on equal basis. Where the poor is helped and the rich is encouraged and facilitated to help the needy directly and indirectly. The social security program in the western countries is a pure example of the Islamic system but unfortunately we have forgot that and they have adopted it.

[randolph85]

A strong system is where the distribution of wealth is made on equal basis. Where the poor is helped and the rich is encouraged and facilitated to help the needy directly and indirectly. The social security program in the western countries is a pure example of the Islamic system but unfortunately we have forgot that and they have adopted it.

that works all fine and well if we are assuming that we will have a government with economics experts who could milk the wealth out of the country to accommodate a growing population. this is under the most optimistic of future scenarios, such as the war stopping now, complete peace, the best and brightest in charge of these decisions in the gov't, countries flocking to afg to invest and so on.

we both know this is unrealistic, hence this rapid population growth not being good news. it just means longer lines at foreign funded food distribution centers.

[faye]

Population is not a burden. Burden is the lack of good administration and lack of strong system. Look at China, India, Japan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Brazil... These are the highly populated countries but also economically highly growing countries. We should concentrate more on a strong system and a sincere leadership.

60% of indians do not have toilets. that means they are still doing their business, in the streets, on the beaches and in the fields. therefore spreading disease.
i have read that the indian, chinese and pakistan governments are stealing land from the uneducated, impoverished native people.
the indian government allows millions of the poor to be used as guinea pigs for pharmaceutical companies. some of these people are unaware that they are being used for such a purpose as they can not read nor write but have faith that a doctor would not do something like this to them. and so on....
you need to look beneath the superficial facade of these countries you are naming as representative of 'strong systems'. they are only strong systems for the few. the prosperity of some of these countries, is not being used to fix their internal issues.